No Plans to Pursue Drivers Caught 1mph over the Limit

A police chief who appeared to suggest drivers should be prosecuted for exceeding the speed limit by just 1mph, claims he has been misunderstood.

Chief Constable Anthony Bangham, of West Mercia Police, made the headlines when he seemed to propose ending the 10 per cent 'buffer' zone currently applied when dealing with speed limits.

He has now sought to clarify his comments and has pointed out that there are currently no plans to pursue and prosecute drivers caught speeding at 1mph over the limit.

Writing in a National Police Chiefs' Council blog, he claims the row following his comments had detracted from the point he was trying to make. He said:

"Police enforcement is always intelligence-led, proportionate and applied with common sense. The focus on the one mph issue has detracted from the real point I wanted to make - drivers shouldn't just assume they've got a free pass to drive over the limit. The limit is the limit."

Existing guidance suggests police should only penalise drivers caught going 10 per cent plus 2mph over the limit – for example 35mph in a 30mph zone.

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GV Hale & Co

Doncaster Speeding Solicitors